ERM helps organizations take control of their sustainability narrative as they respond to voluntary reporting and regulatory-driven disclosure expectations. We engage and co-create with a broad range of stakeholders, making the process a streamlined, forward-looking, value-creating opportunity, that elevates brand, strengthens relationships and informs action.
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, also widely known as the CSRD, is one of the most ground-breaking requirements for corporates operating in the EU.
ERM partners with clients to provide end-to-end support on CSRD, from initial assessments through to implementation and reporting.
Markets expect ESG strategies to be built for real impact, rather than marketing purposes. ESG performance targets and carbon metrics need to be central to the realities of business operations.
Sustainability reporting is shifting from voluntary to mandatory (e.g., CSRD/ESRS, California, IFRS/ISSB, SEC). These disclosures have common objectives: communicating ESG risks; outlining strategy; disclosing long- and short-term targets and progress; engaging stakeholders across the value chain; and strengthening ESG governance.
The proliferation of sustainability disclosures has created a complex landscape of demands for both quantitative and qualitative data. To unlock value from disclosure, organizations need to align data-gathering processes, embrace digitized solutions, and develop metrics that offer operational insight.
In making decisions on climate and sustainability, leaders must balance credibility, reputation and profitability. Issues such as ‘greenwashing’ and ‘greenhushing’ remain key concerns for organizations grappling with what data they should release into the public domain.
Materiality and double materiality
External report copywriting and development management
Visual design services
Sustainability branding, marketing and communications
Market and stakeholder analysis
Reporting frameworks (e.g. GRI, SASB, TCFD)
ESG rating and rankings (e.g. MSCI, Sustainalytics, ISS)
ESG investor communication portals and executive summaries
Regulatory reporting and readiness (e.g. CSRD, SEC, IFRS/ISSB)
ESG data (controls design, implementation and assurance readiness)
Strengthen brand appeal
Strengthen compliance confidence
Boost commercial advantage
Secure stakeholder trust
Rate the Raters is ERM’s long-running, independent benchmark of the ESG ratings landscape. It highlights which providers companies and investors trust most and why these ratings shape strategic and capital-market decisions.
Backed by more than 15 years of research, it delivers clear insight into shifting expectations, engagement trends, and the ESG raters that matter most for business performance and stakeholder confidence.
+700
nature projects worked on in 50+ countries in FY25
+84m kg
of contaminants treated, destroyed or removed in FY25
+200 GW
of installed renewable energy capacity contributed to in FY25
+21,400
sustainable livelihoods supported
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